Meta has rolled out Instagram Plus, a premium monthly subscription service designed to improve the everyday user experience.
The Plus is available at $3.99 per month worldwide, allowing users to get their hands on premium features without getting a verified badge.
The new features included in Instagram Plus are:
Stories
- 48 Hour Stories: Extend your stories to last 48 hours
- Viewer Rewatch Count: See aggregate data on how many times a user has rewatched your stories.
- Search Viewers List: Search your Story Viewers list by exact usernames
- Unlimited Audience Lists: Create unlimited custom audience lists for your stories
- Anonymous story viewing: Preview other users’ stories without appearing on their viewer list
- Spotlight Stories: Feature a story to keep it at the top of your friends’ feeds
Profile and app customization
- Custom Bio Fonts: Personalize your account with specific bio fonts
- Custom App Icons: Replace your Instagram app icon with different designs
- Pin up to 6 posts: Pin up to 6 posts to the top of your profile (instead of the standard 3)
- Hidden posts: post directly to your profile without obstructing your followers’ feeds
Interaction features
- Super Hearts: Send animated “super hearts” to your friends in DMs
Meta’s spokesperson said: “Instagram Plus aims to give users more control over how they share and interact. We listen to our community and deliver the features they ask for.”
The company has informed its users not to use “Instagram Plus” APK files, which are third-party apps, as these apps violate Instagram’s terms of service and expose users to various security risks. Meta asked users to purchase subscriptions only from the app settings.
